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Ben Jakuben

I'm a dad to a few, husband to one, son to two, brother to one, and friend to many. I spent nine years in software development before finding my dream job with Treehouse. Lately I've been focused on mobile development (primarily Android) as well as how to be a better father/husband/son/friend. Firmly committed to the belief that the world is evolving to a better place. Find me on Twitter @benjakuben.

Our teachers at Treehouse are full-time staff who dedicate their time and energy to teaching, guiding, and helping students learn useful skills and make sense of the world of technology. These wonderful people are here to help…

Marc Andreessen famously made the case that “software is eating the world,” stating that “we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised to take over…

I applied to teach at Treehouse five years ago with a singular goal in mind: create high-quality training material to help people learn how to make Android apps. App development was still relatively new in early…

Listening to the right playlist while programming is the key to unlocking your inner Grace Hopper or Mr. Robot. Personally, I get into my programming groove with bright, mid- to up-tempo music played at a volume that keeps me…

We are very excited to welcome three new teachers to the Treehouse team! These awesome teachers/developers are excited to create new content for PHP, C#, and .NET and bring years of valuable industry experience to the team. We…

Engineers are often chastised for valuing function over form. For example, if a button’s purpose is to show something new on the screen, why would someone want to spend time making the new item animate smoothly into position…

Knowing a user’s location in an Android app can be extremely useful. Users take their devices everywhere and are constantly using them on the go, and as developers we can capitalize on that by providing a…

'Android' is a term that means different things to different people. Many people might first think of smartphones, but what else can it be? Android is really the name for the operating system, which is optimized to power... Read More

A good developer knows to never reinvent the wheel (“unless you plan on learning more about wheels“). With its roots in Linux and the open source community, Android has a vibrant and strong ecosystem of open source…

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